International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed Edison Fraser to serve as Transportation Coordinator, effective immediately. Fraser previously served as a Grand Lodge Representative for the IAM Transportation Department.
Read moreThe Machinists Union is strongly urging Congress to help secure the livelihood of the nearly 40,000 IAM members working in the rail industry by passing the INVEST in America Act. This legislation will improve safety, create thousands of good-paying union jobs, and provide much-needed stability and growth to the freight and passenger rail industry.
Read moreDear Sisters and Brothers, Juneteenth is about freedom. It represents the end of slavery and the beginning of our journey towards an America that represents and includes everyone. Every day, the Machinists Union is proud to fight for justice on and off the job. While we remember our history advancing the causes of civil,
Read moreThe IAM along with a coalition of rail labor organizations recently wrote a letter to House leadership expressing strong support for the INVEST in America Act. The legislation, which was recently passed out of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, was introduced by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Rep.
Read moreThe International Association and Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 142 last week, amid the worst global airline industry downturn in history, reached an industry best tentative agreement for mechanic and related workers at Air Wisconsin, one of the largest regional carriers in the United States. The tentative deal includes an average wage increase
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